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Vital Signs Rubric Fall 2021

This rubric outlines the criteria and point values for assessing a student's ability to take vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. Students can earn a total of 50 points by demonstrating proper techniques and accurately recording each vital sign measurement. Points are deducted for errors like not preparing the patient, using improper techniques, or recording inaccurate readings.

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Vital Signs Rubric Fall 2021

This rubric outlines the criteria and point values for assessing a student's ability to take vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. Students can earn a total of 50 points by demonstrating proper techniques and accurately recording each vital sign measurement. Points are deducted for errors like not preparing the patient, using improper techniques, or recording inaccurate readings.

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Vital Signs Check-Off Rubric: Total Points = 50

1. Temperature: Points = 5 Points = 4-3 Points = 2-1 Points = 0 Total


Points
 Assessed patient to assure  Assessed pt prior.  Does not assess prior Does not assess
accurate temperature reading  Recorded temp to taking temp. temperature.
prior to taking. accurately.  Recorded temp
 Recorded temperature  Proper placement for accurately.
correctly (within 0.2 oral but does not  Improper placement
degrees) verbalize procedure or cannot verbalize
 Proper demonstration for for axilla/rectal. procedure or
oral placement. Verbalizes axilla/rectal temp.
proper procedure for axilla
or rectal temperature.
2. Pulse: Points = 15 Points = 10 Points = 5 Points = 0
 Recorded rate radial or  Recorded radial/apical  Radial/apical pulse is Does not assess
apical pulse correctly (within rate correctly. inaccurate. pulse.
6 beats).  Does not use proper  Does not use proper
 Uses fingertips and proper finger/stethoscope finger or stethoscope
placement; or uses placement. placement.
diaphragm of stethoscope
and in proper placement.
3. Respirations: Points = 15 Points = 10 Points = 5 Points = 0
 Assessed and recorded  Assessed correctly but  Improper technique Did not assess or
respiratory rate correctly rate is inaccurate. but rate is correct record
(within 2 respirations). respirations.
4. Blood Pressure: Points = Points = 10 Points = 5 Points = 0
15
 Assessed and determined  Did not  Did not Did not assess
size of cuff needed. assess/determine size assess/determine size blood pressure.
 Proper placement of cuff. of cuff needed. of cuff needed.
 Assessed and recorded blood  Proper placement of  Did not have cuff in
pressure correctly (within 6 cuff. proper placement.
mmHg, Systolic and  Assessed/recorded  Assessed/recorded
Diastolic). blood pressure blood pressure
correctly. correctly.
Comments: Total Points =

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